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class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-0 " data-keywords="fast fashion" data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text"><a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/tag/elliot-page">Elliot Page</a> encouraged people to educate themselves on LGBTQ+ politics, especially in this current climate, and everybody should be taking notes.</span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-1 " data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">The Oscar-nominated actor, who came out as a trans in 2020, appeared on <i>The View</i> to discuss his role in the fourth and final season of <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/noradominick/tv-shows-to-watch-summer-2024"><i>The Umbrella Academy</i></a> and the upcoming film <i>Close to You.</i></span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-2 " data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text"><i>The Umbrella Academy</i> is a hit Netflix series based on a comic book series by Gerard Way. The TV adaptation introduced groundbreaking LGBTQ+ storylines, including the transition of one of the main characters portrayed by Elliot.</span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-3 " data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">As for <i>Close to You,</i> it's Elliot's first big screen role since 2017. It's a drama following Sam, a trans man who returns home for a family reunion for the first time in five years and rekindles a connection with an old flame.</span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-4 " data-keywords="cleaning" data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">Remarkably, Elliot has taken on these roles that give visibility and voice to trans characters, but as <i>The View</i> hosts have noted, these freedoms are being challenged more and more in the real world.</span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-5 " data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">Cohost Ana Navarro asked Elliot about the current presidential election cycle and the anti-trans sentiment, and his thoughtful answer needs to be heard by everyone.</span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-6 " data-keywords="fast fashion" data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">"Republicans are obsessed with what they call the <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://ew.com/genre/lgbtq/">LGBTQ</a> agenda, and, across the country, they've introduced hundreds of <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://ew.com/tv/rupauls-drag-race-queens-slam-tennessee-drag-ban-bill/">anti-LGBTQ+ bills</a>, including those banning gender-affirming healthcare for trans youth," Ana started. "What do you feel about that, and what advice do you have for anybody who wants to be an ally to the community?"</span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-7 " data-keywords="fast fashion" data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">Elliot responded that he was "incredibly sad about it, angry, and frightened" by the recent rhetoric from political figures and the Republican National Convention.</span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-8 " data-keywords="fast fashion" data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">"I think of, for example, the trans community and how the vast majority of people don't know or think they don't know a trans person," Elliot said. "The amount of misinformation and true, flat-out lies about our lives, who we are, our healthcare, spread."</span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-9 " data-keywords="fast fashion" data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">"I really want to encourage people to educate yourselves, to listen to trans people, to listen to trans youth, to listen to the parents of trans youth, many of whom were in denial about a certain situation, and if they have the means, having to flee certain states, are terrified that their children are going to be taken away from them when they've been doing everything they can to make sure that their child can feel loved and thrive in their lives."</span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-10 " data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">"In terms of the ACLU's website, you can look and track... they have an actual <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.aclu.org/legislative-attacks-on-lgbtq-rights-2024">tracker</a> to see how these bills are spreading."</span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-11 " data-keywords="fast fashion" data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">Elliot continued, "You can watch great documentaries like <i>Disclosure</i> or <i>Changing the Game, Framing Agnes</i> by Chase Joynt..."</span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-12 " data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text"><i>The View</i> cohosts suggested even reading Elliot's book <i><a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250878359/pageboy">Pageboy</a>,</i> which prompted the <i>Juno</i> actor to shout out several more books people should read to educate themselves.</span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-13 " data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">The information is out there for those willing to seek it. It's essential to educate ourselves on the many ways people exist in this world before ignorance, fear, and anti-LGBTQ legislation threatens to steal livelihood and rights away from folks of all ages. What you do know and don't understand is always available to learn.</span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-text subbuzz-index-14 " data-module="subbuzz-text"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">Watch the entire segment <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/zak05m15c8I?feature=shared">here</a>.</span> </h2> </div></div></div></div></div></article></div></div></main></div></div></body></div> <br>[ad_2]
